Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Well, the Patriots won another Super Bowl. The game itself was one to forget, but lacrosse fans are celebrating another title for notable former lacrosse players Bill Belichick (Wesleyan), Chris Hogan (Penn State), Stephen Belichick (Rutgers), Brian Belichick (Trinity) and Mike Pellegrino (Johns Hopkins). Also, Premier Lacrosse League player Chris Mattes wins another Super Bowl as a Patriots assistant.

2. College lacrosse is back, folks.

Utah men’s lacrosse opened Division I play with its inaugural game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday night. The Utes became the westernmost Division I program when it faced off against Vermont.

It was all Catamounts after the first whistle, as the visitors cruised to a 21-6 victory to spoil the celebration. 

Saturday was the day of comebacks. Two players that were out for the 2018 season returned in style in victories.

Grant Ament, who missed the 2018 season with a foot injury, returned to action for Penn State and didn’t take long to make an impact. He scored three goals and added seven assists to lead the Nittany Lions to a 17-7 victory over a tough Villanova team. Goalie Colby Kneese made a career-high 19 saves and Gerard Arceri won 14 of 16 faceoffs fuel the victory.

Also back was Adam Charalambides, who missed both the 2017 and 2018 season with two separate ACL injuries. He scored four goals and dished out an assist to lead No. 14 Rutgers to the 14-8 win over Lafayette.

The dive is alive, and so is Adam Charalambides pic.twitter.com/mrr2kI9X7x

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 2, 2019

More on No. 2 Duke below.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20 Scoreboard
Saturday, Feb. 2

No. 2 Duke 17 Furman 9
No. 3 Maryland 11, Bucknell 6
No. 11 Penn State 17, Villanova 7
No. 12 North Carolina 20, Mercer 9
No. 13 Lehigh 15, NJIT 8
No. 14 Rutgers 14, Lafayette 8
No. 15 Ohio State 12, Cleveland State 9

Other Scores

High Point 13, St. Bonaventure 0
Detroit Mercy 9, Jacksonville 8
Wagner 7, Bellarmine 6

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

Boston U 8, Providence 7

In small college action, Salisbury (Division III) and Belmont Abbey (Division II) won tight battles over the weekend.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

No. 11 Belmont Abbey 13, No. 5 Tampa 9

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

No. 2 Salisbury 9, Berry 7

3. John Danowski made NCAA lacrosse history on Saturday, notching his 400th victory when Duke dismantled Furman. He’s the first Division I men's coach to reach the 400-win mark.

Lucky to have him called our leader for 181 of those 400 wins! All  still this AM. pic.twitter.com/rcAe4KfJ7R

— Duke Men's Lacrosse (@DukeMLAX) February 3, 2019

4. The start of the 2019 men’s lacrosse season brought the debut of additions like the 80-second shot clock and the dive. The shot clock factored into games, but the dive received a bit more attention over the weekend.

Here’s a sampling of a few dive calls and no-calls over the weekend. 

Lehigh dive by Lucas Spence that was called a no-goal.

What do you think the ruling should be on this Lucas Spence dive play from yesterday’s W over NJIT? pic.twitter.com/mt6FPY3wfZ

— Lehigh Lacrosse (@LehighLacrosse) February 3, 2019

Providence’s Nick Shaw taking flight for a goal on Sunday.

Nick Shaw was ready for take-off! Game is all tied up at 4-4 #GoFriars pic.twitter.com/MFriVSVTrq

— Providence Lacrosse (@PCFriarsLax) February 3, 2019

Furman’s John Holcomb’s diving shot called unsportsmanlike conduct and called a no-goal.

Here's the moment in last night's Duke v Furman game in which a dive was ruled a no goal and an unsportsmanlike penalty given to the offensive player. pic.twitter.com/lgLUn3zROD

— Dan Aburn (@Dan_Aburn) February 3, 2019

5. The Toronto Rock and Georgia Swarm stand atop the NLL East standings after picking up wins over the weekend. The Swarm took out the New England Black Wolves 10-8 on Friday and followed it with a 16-12 win over the Rochester Nighthawks on Saturday. As for the Rock, they topped the Saskatchewan Rush 16-13 on Friday.

Also Friday, the Philadelphia Wings won their first game in franchise history, surviving Rochester 15-14.

Here are your NLL results from the weekend.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

Buffalo 15, Colorado 12
Georgia 16, Rochester 12
Calgary 8, Vancouver 5

FRIDAY, FEB. 1

Philadelphia 15, Rochester 14
Georgia 10, New England 8
Toronto 16, Saskatchewan 13

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Before he was the greatest NFL coach of this generation, Bill Belichick was a volunteer assistant lacrosse coach at Detroit Country Day. Talking to some of the coaches and players who were there with him.

• In honor of the start of Black History Month, a flashback to the Ten Bears team that changed the game.

• Speaking of notable football players with a lacrosse background, Chris Long wins Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

• Navy women’s lacrosse must try to replace a historic senior class in 2019.

• From the Washington Post, Maryland lacrosse gets scoring push from players who felt the pull of football.

• The nine must-watch Division I men’s lacrosse games for the 2019 season.

• How Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper’s formative years playing lacrosse at Hofstra sparked his unlikely path.

• Albany’s Steven Ramirez enjoying his newfound social media fame after his headshot went viral.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Boston U goalie Joe McSorley was on another level in Sunday’s win over Providence. Check out this nimble save.

HOW DID THAT STAY OUT?! What a save by Joe McSorley! #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/9aus6HeADt

— BU Men's Lacrosse (@TerrierMLAX) February 3, 2019

Jimmy Perkins scores the first goal in the history of the Utah men’s lacrosse program.

HISTORY.

Jimmy Perkins scores the first goal in @UtahLacrosse history. Utes down 2-1 to @UVMmlax. pic.twitter.com/cIn0J31Ufx

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 1, 2019

There is no better post-running test surprise than Chick-FIl-A. Chaos ensued.

When you surprise the girls post run test in the rain with @ChickfilA and one of them cry  lots of laughs, tough conversations, and much love shared last night. Excited to keep it going! #gowarriors #sandwichdaytake2 pic.twitter.com/6DNokuhZQJ

— Lyndsey Muñoz (@lyndseymmunoz) February 2, 2019

WHAT'S ON TAP

• We'll have extended men's and women's Division II Preseason Top 20 rankings coming later today.

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